Provision record
OpenAI · OpenAI EU Terms of Use · View original document ↗

Prohibition on Illegal Harmful or Abusive Activity

High confidence Common · 272 of 343 platforms

Key Facts · in the document’s own words

What does OpenAI prohibit users from using its Services for?
“You may not use our Services for any illegal, harmful, or abusive activity.”
Version CA-V-005279, captured July 26, 2026 · live source ↗
Our reading, not the document’s words
OpenAI prohibits users from using its Services for any illegal, harmful, or abusive activity.
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ConductAtlas Analysis

Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

Generated by a model from the captured document; not read by a person

This broad prohibition establishes baseline conduct obligations for all users and provides a basis for enforcement action against a wide range of misconduct.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

Generated by a model from the captured document; not read by a person

Users are prohibited from using the Services for any activity that is illegal, harmful, or abusive.

How other platforms handle this

Teladoc

Assist or permit any persons in engaging in any of the activities described above

Kling AI

use the Services in a manner that may create a conflict of interest or undermine the purposes of the Services, such as trading reviews with other users or writing or soliciting fake reviews

LexisNexis

You shall not distribute on or through this Web Site any Postings containing any advertising, promotion, solicitation for goods, services or funds or solicitation for others to become members of any enterprise...

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You may not use our Services for any illegal, harmful, or abusive activity.

Excerpt from OpenAI's EU Terms of Use

Provision details

Document information
Document
OpenAI EU Terms of Use
Entity
OpenAI
Tracking information
First captured by ConductAtlas
May 11, 2026
Text quoted from version
CA-V-005279, captured July 26, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-059273
Document ID
CA-D-000756
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Extracted-text SHA-256 (version CA-V-005279)
91b98bc9066e012313f05b2c52761f3735036525364242afb221849f134eb4ed
Analysis generated
July 9, 2026 04:09 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Excerpt found in version CA-V-005279, captured July 26, 2026 (checked Oct. 5, 2026)
Citation Record
Entity: OpenAI
Document: OpenAI EU Terms of Use
Record ID: CA-P-059273
Version: CA-V-005279
Captured: 2026-07-26 00:04:17 UTC
SHA-256: 91b98bc9066e0123…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/openai/openai-eu-terms-of-use/provision/CA-P-059273/prohibition-on-illegal-harmful-or-abusive-activity/
Accessed: Nov. 10, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does OpenAI's Prohibition on Illegal Harmful or Abusive Activity clause do?

This broad prohibition establishes baseline conduct obligations for all users and provides a basis for enforcement action against a wide range of misconduct.

How does this clause affect you?

Users are prohibited from using the Services for any activity that is illegal, harmful, or abusive.

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 272 platforms. See the full comparison.

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